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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: austine mmadumelu <barr_austinemmadumelu@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 18:37:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello My Friend


CHIEF BARRISTER AUSTINE MMADUMELU L.L.B. L.L.M B.L
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND CONSULTANT
MEMBER CONSTITUTION DRAFTING COMMITTEE 1995.

Hello My Friend,

I am calling from Benin republic West Africa. I am Barrister AUSTINE
MMADUMELU an English speaking Beninois, Solicitor & Financial
Attorney/ Consultant. I was moved to contact you based on present condition here.
There is a foreigner who registered with me as his personal Attorney
and he was a fisherman as well as a one time secret agent in lifting oil
overseas for our former Ministers. My client here-in-after referred as my
client was also a Diamond/Gold Merchant.

So, on 2rd June 2001 my client made a numbered time (Fixed) deposit for
US$5.900,000.00 (Five Million nine Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) with a Bank here
in Benin,with standing statement/agreement with the bank that all
correspondences in respect to the fixed deposit contract must be sent
to him through my humble chambers. Upon maturity, the routine notification
was sent to me, which I dispatched to his forwarding address as usual
without no reply.

After a month, I sent a reminder which I received from the bank without
any reply again. Finally, I discovered from my client's contract
employers-that he died among many others on Sept.11, 2001 Terrorist attack. But,he
died without making any WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless. I also discovered that he did not declare any kin or relations in all
his official documents, including his fixed deposit contract with the
bank. Hencefort, I seek your consent to present you to this bank as the
next of kin based on the official letter I just received from his bankers
reminding me that BENINOIS LAW states that at the expiration of four(4) years
the money will revert to the ownership of the BENINOIS Government if I do
not confirm the next of kin to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is
that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to my
deceased client since you shares the same surname and also from this same
country so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not go into the hands of
some corrupt government officials.

Note that this transaction is simple and risk free because I will
provide expert legal services that will guarantee the successful execution of
this deal. If you are interested, please contact me both via
email(barr_austinemmadumelu@yahoo.com ) Upon your response, I shall
provide you with more details and how we shall proceed with the claims.
I expect you to observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured
that this transaction would be profitable for both of us.
Thanks as I await for your reply.

Best Regards,

Barr.AUSTINE MMADUMELU Esq.
































































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